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25 Centavos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Hondureño |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Value | 25 Centavos |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black intaglio on white paper, with the bank title "El Banco Nacional Hondureño" in bold lettering across the upper portion and an oval guilloche frame enclosing the denomination numeral "25" at center right. To the left, a detailed vignette depicts three laborers mining or working the earth, rendered in fine engraved line work. The lower portion carries the place and date of issue "TEGUCIGALPA, 1889" alongside a manuscript serial number, with signature lines for El Presidente and the Director, and a panel at lower left stating the note's legal tender status across all offices of the Republic. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO NACIONAL HONDUREÑO PAGARÁ 25 Veinticinco Centavos AL PORTADOR EN MONEDA CORRIENTE A LA VISTA TEGUCIGALPA, 1889 El Presidente Director ESTÉ BILLETE SERA RECIBIDO COMO DINERO EFECTIVO, EN TODAS LAS OFICINAS DE LA HACIENDA DE LA REPUBLICA AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green intaglio, dominated by an intricate lathe-work guilloche pattern filling the entire field. Two large circular medallions at left and right each bear the numeral "25" in bold figures, flanking a central ornamental motif also incorporating the numeral "25", all enclosed within a fine geometric scalloped border. The imprint "AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK" appears in small lettering along the bottom margin. |
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